A young orange-red foliage, greeny-yellow in summer, with an intense growth of dark pink flowers
In spring, Merlo® Star's foliage is remarkably intense, combining young orange-red shoots and little golden-yellow leaves. In summer the leaves turn a bright greeny-yellow. Its habit is very compact and round. In June, Merlo® Star is covered with a multitude of little dark pink flowers. Removing the first faded corymbs will help re-flowering. Resistant to powdery mildew, this new spirea will mix wonderfully in beds with other shrubs or colourfully-leaved perennials.
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Seductive caramel-orange foliage growing in the form of an inviting cushionThe Spiraea japonica Zen'Spirit® Caramel is a small bush with a compact habit that forms dense, rounded cushions. This new variety is notable for its young caramel-orange foliage that persists for several weeks in spring before turning green. Pruning will encourage a repeat performance. In autumn the foliage develops beautiful red tints. Its flowering is typical of Japanese Spiraea: in summer the bouquets of flowers in purple-pink corymbs emerge above the foliage. Once well-established, it tolerates brief periods of drought and a little lime. Zen'Spirit® Caramel is an easy plant that requires limited attention. It grows to a limited height (40 to 60 cms). Its restrained development makes it ideal for rockeries, flowerbed borders, terraces, low hedges or tubs.
A delightful small cushion of golden yellow foliageThe Spiraea japonica Zen'Spirit® Gold is a shrub of limited development and highly compact habit. In spring, its foliage is a beautiful luminous gold that persists throughout the summer. Freely branching with a delicate wood, this Spiraea forms a dense and colourful, spreading cushion. The flowers are very discrete. It's a plant that's appreciated above all for its foliage and its decorative form adapted to small spaces, borders or pots.
Small shrub with surprising contrasts: white flowers on dark foliage.This new variety, resulting from crossbreeding carried out by INRAE in Angers, is valued for its compact and dwarf form and for the contrast between its dark foliage and white flowers. BLACK AND WHITE® is the first Weigela variety with these remarkable characteristics.Of medium growth with very short internodes, this shrub stays within small dimensions.The deciduous dark green leaves gradually develop a pretty purple colouring through the seasons.In May - June, the ends of the branches are covered in bouquets of pure white trumpet- shaped flowers with a very attractive tapered purple-red base, a delicate reminder of the colour of the young leaves.BLACK AND WHITE® should be planted in pots or in small borders, together with perennials and low shrubs. It prefers a sunny position, but tolerates light shade.Trophies: Bronze Medal at PLANTARIUM 2009 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)
Ideal for small spaces.
NAIN ROUGE® is very original due to its truly compact shape: it grows into a round bush, 0.80 to 1 m high and wide. The foliage is elongated and wavy and is very attractive in autumn when it turns bright red.The flowers in May - June are bright red and have prominent marks and white stamens, which contrast well with the colour of the petals.Its small dimensions are an asset: grown in pots, rockeries as bed edging plants... in small gardens, but also in large groups as ground cover in public gardens.